Status:

COMPLETED

AT1R Blockade and Periodic Breathing During Sleep in Hypoxia

Lead Sponsor:

University of British Columbia

Conditions:

Sleep Disordered Breathing

Hypoxia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-45 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is characterized by regular periods of no breathing (apnea) or low levels of breathing (hypopnea) and leads to repeated periods of low oxygenation, termed intermittent...

Detailed Description

Objective: To determine the effects of angiotensin-II, type-I receptor (AT1R) blockade on the relationship between ventilatory control and sleep disordered breathing (SDB) following a night of hypoxic...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • normotensive
  • forced expiratory volume in 1s : forced vital capacity ratio \> 0.75
  • no medical history of cardiovascular and respiratory disease
  • not taking medications other than oral contraceptives
  • free from sleep apnea
  • body mass index less than 30 kg/m2

Exclusion

  • history of hypertension
  • known impaired renal function
  • liver disease
  • heart failure
  • myocardial infarction
  • coronary artery disease
  • smoked within the past year
  • apnea hypopnea index \> 5 events per hour

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

14 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03335904

Start Date

January 1 2018

End Date

August 1 2019

Last Update

September 4 2020

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University of British Columbia

Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, V1V 1V7